Critical Chipmunk

Let's be critical. Pragmatic not dogmatic. Extremely moderate views.

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@Rainmaker1973 Pro tip: don't hit other cars or objects

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@BladeoftheS This is a nice misleading chart. "Note: Data depict the gross public pension benefit for an average worker in each country... "

Says nothing about how much is spent on people not working. All it shows is that the government does not give as much public pension to working people

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@BuyEnglishMade Most British people still don't seem to get that technology is not just some nerdy thing. Kids see football players and pop stars as role models, above people building technology which changes to world, whilst it's the opposite in silicon valley.

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@CookingHub_ Not sure if there's enough butter in there. Moar butter!

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@ZackPolanski Sure - if you want to see 20% inflation and everything costing more

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@Darius1296 @rawespresso If you don't even try, how you gonna reach your potential?

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@Darius1296 @rawespresso Since you can't even be arsed to check:

https://t.co/KS8EPg9DL6

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@Darius1296 @rawespresso I've seen fresh grads walk into roles at £100k+. There's no employer training them

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@BeanHundred @rawespresso Most people never try. They give up before they reach their full potential.

If you're already taking a defeatist attitude, then why bother trying. The cycle repeats and you get nowhere. No point blaming others

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@Darius1296 @rawespresso Well, Anthropic has just posted jobs for research engineers with salaries up to £630k.

You get paid what you're capable of and what value you bring. If you can't compete internationally, then why would you be expect to get top salaries?

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@MonkehPutler @bar_dictum Just have a look at engineer salaries at Google. Anthropic has just posted a job for a research engineer with salaries up to £630k

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@UKLabour Great, but why can't you be pragmatic about this. The dogmatic approach taken is what's hurting us in the short term - e.g. north sea oil drilling - instead we just pay that money to Norway and lose out on jobs and taxes

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Why do airport lounges only have massive spoons but tiny forks? My spoon barely fits in my yoghurt pot 😅

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@elonmusk Something something about glass houses

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@Playteaux1 Only the rural folks who have never left their village. I'm sure there's plenty of folks in the US like that too

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@Playteaux1 Didn't say it wasn't. But you're not gonna be blowing many minds over here as your original post suggests

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@Vachicorne Why limit yourself?

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@Lethesongs @alvinfoo I think that's exactly what she's done...